CONNECT WITH US!
Spring 2025
ONLINE MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION WITH A CONCENTRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
30 credit hours | In-state tuition: $490/credit hour | Out-of-state tuition: $575/credit hours
- Available in an easily accessible, 100% online format with asynchronous classes from UTEP’s College of Education
- Can be completed within 12 months
- Prepares students to lead Hispanic-Serving Institutions throughout the United States and address the learning and social needs of their college students
- Quality academic program with strong practical training and experiential learning for promising education professionals
- Does not lead to teaching certification but fills a need for educators who are multilingual, multicultural, first-generation, and who demographically represent the growing populations of college students at colleges across the United States
- Aligned with the professional competencies of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), the Council on Standards in Higher Education (CAS) and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
IDEAL CANDIDATES
- Adult professionals who are interested in managing, administering, and leading undergraduate and graduate programs emphasizing student success at universities, community colleges, medical schools, and nonprofit organizations.
- Recent college graduates who were engaged student leaders and are interested in pursuing a career in higher education and student affairs.
- High school professionals and teachers who are looking to prepare their students for college or transition into a career in higher education.
- Students who want to pursue a master’s degree at a leading Hispanic-Serving Institution on their way to earning a doctorate and serve as a professor.
- Professional staff members working at community colleges and universities across Texas and the U.S. Southwest particularly in student affairs, academic affairs, new student programs, retention offices, advising and athletics.
JOB OUTLOOK
The program fills a need for educators who are multilingual, multicultural, first-generation, and who demographically represent the growing populations of college students at colleges across the United States; so, multiple job opportunities in higher education are possible.
Graduates of the program will be well-qualified for positions in the following areas of higher education:
- Administration and leadership
- Student affairs
- Academic program planning, implementation and evaluation
- Transition and retention
- Enrollment
- Advising
- Student success
- Athletics
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: LAURA QUEVEDO
Laura Quevedo is a first-generation student. Backed by her parents' unfailing support and confidence in her abilities, she earned a a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Sciences with a concentration in Speech-Language Pathology and worked part-time with the Center for Community Engagement. She also fell in love with higher education, all the networks that it builds, and most importantly, all the lives that it changes.
Laura stayed at UTEP after graduation, gradually advancing to her current position as Senior Coordinator at the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success and the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities.
"What is also special about this program at UTEP is its focus on Hispanic-Serving Institutions and their commitment to empower underrepresented students through providing access and excellence in education."
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: DR. EDUARDO CASILLAS ARELLANO, JR.
Dr. Arellano is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the College of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations. He has been at UTEP for almost 16 years and prior to that, taught at New Mexico State University for seven years. One of the more important reasons he came to UTEP was due to its unapologetic commitment to serving Hispanic students and the US-Mexico border community.
His specialization is in Higher Education Leadership and Administration; in addition to teaching various courses in that specialization, he has also taught and co-taught K-20 education courses including in research, policy and evaluation. His areas of interest include competency studies, cross-racial interactions among college students, higher education policy and international higher education collaboration.
"Be genuinely and constantly curious about the issues we discuss in the courses. Show your curiosity by seeking more information from many reliable sources of information including people, books, articles, podcasts and videos, among other forms of media. In other words, be a true life-long learner."
UTEP EDGE AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Our student success initiative, the UTEP Edge, develops upon students’ assets through a variety of high-impact experiences. These experiences are designed to improve student skills and give UTEP students a competitive advantage as they move forward in their lives and careers.
Our goal as a campus is to provide these UTEP Edge experiences to all students, regardless of their area of study, so they will graduate with a competitive advantage over their peers.
These are the Edge experiences Educational Administration students will have and the Edge skills they will graduate with:
EDGE EXPERIENCES
- Creative Activities
- Online Experiences
- Internships
- Research and Scholarly Activities
EDGE SKILLS
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Critical Thinking
- Social Responsibility
OTHER ONLINE DEGREES FOR EDUCATORS
BACHELOR'S DEGREES
MASTER'S DEGREES
- Master of Arts in Education with a Concentration in Diversity, Equity and Social Justice in Education
- Master of Arts in Education with a Concentration in Linguistic Diversity and Educational Equity
- Master of Arts in Education with a Concentration in STEM Education
- Master of Education in Bilingual Education
- Master of Education in Early Childhood Education
- Master of Education in Literacy Education
- Master's in Special Education with a Concentration in Bilingual Special Education
- Master of Education in Educational Administration with a Concentration in Higher Education Leadership
- Master of Music with a Concentration in Conducting
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